Ahmed v. Children's Hospital of Buffalo

—Order unanimously reversed on the law with costs, motion denied and verdict reinstated. Memorandum: A nurse employed by defendant amputated nearly one third of the index finger of plaintiffs’ one-month-old daughter while cutting an intravenous tube with a pair of scissors. Surgery was performed to reattach the amputated portion. The reattachment was unsuccessful and, about a week later, the amputated portion was removed.

After a trial on the issue of damages, the jury awarded plaintiffs $87,500 for past pain and suffering and $50,000 for future damages. Defendant moved to set aside the…